■ keep from

■ keep from
■ keep from
A v. t. + prep.
1 nascondere (qc.) a; tenere (qc.) nascosto a; non rivelare (qc.) a: to keep information from sb., nascondere informazioni a q.; You know I don't keep anything from you, sai che non ti nascondo nulla; sai che con te non ho segreti
2 tenere (qc.) fuori da; impedire (la presenza di qc.) in: I couldn't keep irony from my voice, non riuscii a impedire che nella mia voce ci fosse dell'ironia
3 (seguito dalla forma in -ing) impedire a (qc. o q.) di; trattenere (q.) dal (fare qc.): to keep st. [sb.] from falling, impedire a qc. [q.] di cadere
4 trattenere (q.) da; tenere (q.) lontano da; sottrarre (q.) a: I don't want to keep you from your work, non voglio sottrarti al tuo lavoro
5 to keep oneself from to keep from, C
B v. i. + prep.
trattenersi dal (fare qc.); evitare di; impedirsi di: I couldn't keep from laughing, non riuscii a trattenermi dal ridere; to keep from screaming, impedirsi di gridare.

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